[KCDXC] Fw: [425ENG] 425 DX News #568
Chuck Kraly
[email protected]
Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:58:13 -0600
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> 23 March 2002 No 568
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> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> **** DX INFORMATION ****
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> 3B8 - Mart, DL6UAA (http://www.dl6uaa.de) is expected to be active
(on
> 10-80 metres CW, SSB and RTTY) probably as 3B8MM from
Mauritius
> starting around 25 March for some weeks. [TNX OPDX Bulletin]
> 8Q - Igor, RN3OA will be active (on 10-80 metres SSB and CW) as
8Q7OA
> from the Maldives (AS-013) between 29 March and 10 April,
including
> an entry in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. QSL via RN3OA either
direct
> (Igor Zakharov, P.O. Box 381, Voronezh, 394000, Russia) or
through
> the bureau. [TNX RN3OA]
> 9M9 - Look for 9M9/JL1CHV and 9M9/JM1OYV to operate on HF and 6
metres
> from East Malaysia between 28 March and 1 April. QSL via
home
> calls. [TNX OZ6OM]
> CE0_sf - The XR0X team expects to go QRT sometime during 26 March to
have
> everything loaded aboard ship to weight anchor at 12 (local) on
the
> 27th. They will make a big contest like push during the weekend
and
> stay up as long as possible for 48 hours to be everywhere all
the
> time. Europeans please note that there was a pirate on 10m CW
at
> 14.40 UTC on 21 March who worked many EUs. [TNX K6GNX]
> D4 - Al, 4L5A, and Nodir, EY8MM are active as D44AC from Cape
Verde
> until 3 April. Al will participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest
as
> Single Operator on 10 metres. QSL via IK3HHX either direct
or
> through the bureau. [TNX IK3HHX]
> DU - Gerard, F2JD and Yannick, F6FYD will be active as DU1/G0SHN
from
> Verde Island (OC-244) on 28-31 March. They plan to operate on
40-10
> metres CW and SSB with 100 watts and dipoles. QSL via F6AJA.
[TNX
> F2JD]
> F - Alain, F5HPY will be active (on 40 and 20 metres SSB) as
F5HPY/p
> from Re Island (EU-032) on 23-24 March. He will operate from
the
> following lighthouses: La Flotte (DPLF PB 233, ARLHS
FRA-285),
> St-Martin de Re (DPLF PB 146, ARLHS FRA-489), Le Fier d'Ars
(DPLF
> PB 212, ARLHS FRA-283) and Les Baleines (DPLF PB 017,
ARLHS
> FRA-136) QSL via F5HPY either direct or through the REF
bureau.
> [TNX F5NQL]
> F - Look for F8BIQ/p to be active from Yeu Island (EU-064, DIFM
AT-021)
> on 23-24 March. He will operate from La Petite Foule
Lighthouse
> (DPLF PB-057, ARLHS FRA-391) on the 23rd (morning) and from
Les
> Corbeaux Lighthouse (DPLF PB-045 ARLHS FRA-249) on the
24th
> (morning). [TNX F5NQL]
> F - Patrick, F6OIE will be active as TM0A from 24 March to 7 April
and
> again from 19 May to 2 June. Outside the WPX Contests he
will
> operate mainly on the WARC bands. [TNX F6AJA]
> H4 - Ranko, YT6A is not going to make the Temotu trip with Nick,
VK1AA
> [425DXN 559]. This means that Nick will have to leave part of
the
> equipment in Honiara (H44) and take to H40 the "most
important
> stuff" only - this does not include the WARC antenna and RTTY
is
> also under question. Nick expects to operate as H40XX from
Temotu
> between 24 March and 7 April and then again as H44XX from
Honiara,
> Solomon Islands until 9 April. QSL via VK1AA (Nick Hacko, P.O.
Box
> 730, Parramatta 2124, NSW, Australia). The web site for
the
> DXpedition is at http://www.qsl.net/vk1aa/temotu/ [TNX VK1AA]
> HC8 - Ramon, XE1KK will join Trey, N5KO from HC8N (Galapagos,
SA-004)
> during the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest. Before and after the
contest
> Ramon will be active as HC8/XE1KK (QSL via home call) and/or
HC8N
> (QSL via AA5BT) on HF, 6 metres and FM satellites. [TNX XE1KK]
> J6 - Kirk, W8QID, will be active (on 10-80 metres, mainly CW) as
J68ID
> from St. Lucia (NA-108) between 21 March and 2 April. He
will
> participate in the CQ WW WPX SSB Contest with the J6DX
contest
> group. QSL J68ID via W8QID. [TNX W8QID]
> JA - Look for JJ2GAZ/1 to be active (on all bands CW and SSB)
from
> Mikura Island, Izu Archipelago (AS-008) on 30-31 March. QSL
via
> home call either direct or through the bureau.
> KH0 - Look for KH0/JF2QNM to operate (on 6 metres and HF) from
Saipan
> (OC-086), Northern Marianas from 29 March to 1 April. QSL via
home
> call. [TNX OZ6OM]
> KP2 - Dean/N6DE and Eric/K6EP will be active (on 160-10 metres SSB,
CW,
> RTTY and PSK31) as KP2/homecall from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin
Islands
> (NA-106) between 27 March and 2 April. QSL via home calls.
During
> the CQ WW WPX SSB contest they will use WP2Z (QSL via KU9C).
[TNX
> N6DE]
> P2 - Bernhard, P29VMS/DL2GAC plans to operate from OC-135
(Solomon
> Islands, Papua New Guinea) on 23-25 March. He will then fly
back to
> Honiara (H44, Solomon Islands). [TNX JE1DXC and Islands On The
Web]
> PA - Peter, DL4FCH will be active as PA/DL4FCH (on 10, 15, 20, 40 and
80
> metres CW) from Texel Island (EU-038) between 29 March and 4
April.
> Logs will be available at http://www.niksch.de/dl4fch [TNX
DL4FCH]
> PY_ant - Look for Oleg, R1ANF to operate as R1ANF/p from the
Brazilian
> Antarctic station "Astronomo Cruls" (WABA-new) on 24-25 March.
This
> summer station is located on Nelson Island, South
Shetlands
> (AN-010). QSl via RK1PWA. [TNX DL5EBE]
> S7 - Look for Kurt, HB9MX to be active again as S79MX from
the
> Seychelles starting around 25 March for four weeks. QSL via
home
> call. [TNX La Gazette du DX]
> VK0_mac - Toshi, JA1ELY reports that Peter, VK0MQI (aka VK0AC from
ANARE
> Davis Base in 1998) is a member of the 2002 Australian
National
> Antarctic Research Expedition on Macquarie Island (AN-005). He
was
> expected to depart on 11 March and he will be staying on the
island
> until December. Peter plans to operate on all the amateur
radio
> bands, 6 metres included, in his spare time. Please be patient
with
> him, particularly during the early part of his operation, as
Peter
> "does not have much experience in DXing". QSL via JE1LET
(for
> Japanese stations only) and JA1ELY (others).
> VP6 - The VP6DI operators will leave Ducie Island on 27 March
during
> their evening hours (the early UTC hours of 28 March). They
expect
> to arrive on Henderson Island (OC-056) [425DXN 567] on their
28
> March and depart the following day.
> XX9 - Pertti, OH2PM will be active (on 10-80 metres CW and SSB) as
XX9TRR
> from Macau between 26 March and 1 April. On 26, 27 and 28
March,
> before and after his sunset (10.30 UTC) and sunrise (22.30
UTC), he
> will concentrate on 30m and 80m CW. QSL via N6XJ. [TNX The
Daily
> DX]
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> ===========================
> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> **** GOOD TO KNOW ... ****
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
>
> CHAM ISLAND ---> Yuki, JI6KVR is back home after the Cham Island
(AS-162)
> DXpedition. Operations started two days later than planned as the team
had
> problems in negotiating with the Navy and received the final permission
only
> on 15 March. The web site (http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~iota/newpage25.htm)
has
> been updated with pictures taken on the island. [TNX JI6KVR]
>
> DDXC OFFICERS ---> The Diamond DX Club's Board of Directors for
2002/2005
> includes: Gennaro Casaburi, I8YRK (Director), Gaetano Cusumano,
IK8DDN
> (Vice-Director), Luigi Emilio Liccardo, I8LEL (Award Manager),
Antonio
> Zaccone, IK8FYZ (Secretary), Pasquale Iannotta, IK8CVZ (Treasurer).
>
> DXCC NEWS ---> XU7ABA and XU7ABB (Cambodia) and TI9M (the recent
DXpedition
> to Cocos Island) are now being accepted for DXCC credit. [TNX Bill
Moore,
> NC1L, DXCC Manager]
>
> HOLYLAND CONTEST ---> IARC Contest Manager Mark Stern, 4Z4KX
([email protected])
> reminds contesters that the Holyland Contest will take place on 20
April,
> from 00.00 UTC through 24.00 UTC.
>
> QSL MANAGER OFFERED ---> Tim Dickerson, N9NU is willing to offer his
services
> again as a QSL Manager for someone in need. He has excellent references
and
> has the time. Please contact him at [email protected]
>
> QSL H40AT & H44AT ---> Cards arrived from the printer a couple of weeks
ago
> and Antonio, IZ8CCW reports he has processed more than the 50% of the
direct
> requests. The rest will follow within the end of the month. QSL via
IZ8CCW
> either direct (Antonio Cannataro, P.O. Box 360, 87100 Cosenza - CS, Italy)
or
> through the bureau.
>
> QSL S21FHQ ---> This is the new FAIRS Headquarters Club Station in
Dhaka,
> Bangladesh. QSL cards should be sent to N4VA (Larry Vogt, P.O. Box
12,
> Springfield, VA 22150, USA). The web site for the Foundation for
Amateur
> International Radio Service (FAIRS) is at http://civic.bev.net/fairs/
[TNX
> OPDX Bulletin]
>
> QSL V51/SP6IXF ---> The QSL cards are expected from the printer on 26
March
> and Janusz will start processing the requests immediately. Cards should
be
> sent to Janusz Szymanski, P.O. Box 1808, 50-385 Wroclaw 46, Poland.
[TNX
> SP5EWY]
>
> QSL YI1BGD ---> Please note that Cliff, G0MMI can confirm QSOs made
with
> YI1BGD operated by Rodger (G0TLC) *only*. These *do not* include any
CW
> contact, as Rodger does not work CW. Rodger is not in Iraq at this time,
nor
> will he be there in the near future - his last visit to the region was
back
> in November 2001. [YNX G0MMI]
>
> QSL VIA 3D2AG ---> La Gazette du DX reports that Antoine will be in
French
> Polynesia until the end of the year. Cards for his activities
(including
> FO0DER and ZK1AGG) should be sent to Dr. Antoine De Ramon N'Yeurt, c/o
Claude
> Payri, Laboratoire d'Ecologie Marine (LEM) - Jeune Equipe
Terre-Ocean,
> Universite de Polynesie Francaise (UPF), B.P. 6570 Faa'a Aeroport -
Tahiti,
> French Polynesia.
>
> QSL VIA N4AA ---> Carl is the QSL manager for HK3JJH and HR2/KC4CD. He
also
> has log/cards for 5A1A (1995 operation *only*) and 9N1AA (1998-2000).
These
> logs are not complete, "but I'll do the best I can with what I
have
> available", he says. QSL to Carl Smith, P.O. Box 249, Leicester,
NC
> 28748-0249, USA.
>
> QSL VIA NT1N ---> Dave, NT1N, is the new QSL manager for Pete Grillo,
W0RTT.
> He can confirm QSOs made with AH3C (Feb-Dec 1990), C4A (25-26 Nov
1995),
> IS0QDV (23-24 Nov 1991), KJ6BZ (Nov 1989), KN0E/KH3 (Mar 1989-Feb
1990),
> KN0E/NH3, PT0F (28-29 Nov 1992) and T32BS (Apr 1990). QSL to Dave Patton,
324
> Ashford Center Rd., Ashford, CT 06278, USA. [TNX The Daily DX]
>
> QSL VIA NW8F ---> Cecil will be closing the logs for 9L1MG, 9L1PG, J5UAI
and
> TI1US at the end of 2002. Please note that he is no longer the QSL
manager
> for VP2MDY and (cards are now handled by N2NB). [TNX QRZ-DX]
>
> ZY0SAT ---> Joca, PS7JN/ZY0SAT has been back home since 15 March. He
logged
> some 2500 QSOs using dipoles. The logs for both his activities (2001
and
> 2002) are available at http://www.geocities.com/dasvirgens. He expects
to
> start sending cards out in a couple of months; QSL to Joaquim das
Virgens
> Neto, Rua Carlos Serrano 1969, 59076-740 Natal - RN, Brazil. Donations
are
> welcome and will be used for a new and better equipment (radio and
antennas),
> as Joca should be back to St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago around the
end
> of the year. Those who are willing to help him can e-mail Joca
at
> [email protected]. [TNX PS7JN]
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> ===========================
> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> *** NEWS FROM THE WEB ***
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
>
> T88SI: The complete log for the February operation from Sonsorol
Island
> (OC-248) is now available at either http://www.425dxn.org and
on
> the Diamond DX Club's web site (http://www.ddxc.org).
> Cards are expected to arrive from the printer within the end
of
> the month and the QSL manager will begin processing the
requests
> immediately. QSL via IT9YRE (Ferdinando Rubino, P.O. Box 30,
96012
> Avola - SR, Italy).
> Details on the operation will be published in the April
425DXN
> Monthly Edition; pictures are already available
at
> http://www.425dxn.org
> VP6DI: The official web sites for the operation are:
> Logs http://www.big.or.jp/~ham/VP6DI/
> Pilot Info/Latest News http://www.qsl.net/aa0mz/ducie.htm
> General Information http://www.qsl.net/wd4ngb/ducie.htm
> Part of the logs have been uploaded using a 1200 Baud modem
and
> satellite phone. They are from a very early stage of
the
> operation, so do not panic if you do not find your call/QSO.
> Mike, VK4DX reports he has included a few audio files from
the
> Ducie pileup on his web site (http://www.vk4dx.net). He has
also
> updated his Contest Calendar with Australian and US events.
> XR0X: The team has been forced to temporarily discontinue updating
the
> web log server. Logs through approximately 20 March at 18 UTC
were
> uploaded on 22 March (check http://cordell.vwh.net/SFX/),
after
> which expect a delay for further updates: "The HF pactor link
has
> been very slow due to propagation problems", the team
reports,
> "and requires us to use one of our valuable HF stations for
long
> periods of time which means that we are spending time
uploading
> data instead of working you". [TNX K6GNX]
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> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> ******* QSL INFO ********
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
>
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> CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER CALL MANAGER
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> 3V8SQ DL1BDF FJ/JH8CLU/P JH7OHF RW1AI/ANT RW1AI
> 3W2XK W9XK FO5RA KM5M T88BA G4OHX
> 3W3C EA5RM FS/JH8CLU/P JH7OHF TG7/W9AEB WF9V
> 3W3M F6BUM GM3WOJ N3SL TJ1CR F6AXD
> 3W9KGS DL1DA GS2MP N3SL TL8MS DL6MW
> 4J10TX UT3UY GZ7V ZS5BBO TM0AR F5TJC
> 4J6ZZ UT3UY HK0GU DL7VOG TT8FC EA4AHK
> 4K5CW UT3UY HR4/YN4SU TI4SU TU5EX TU2CI
> 4K7Z TA2ZV HS0ZCW K4VUD TY2SF IK2ILK
> 5N6EAM IK2IQD J37LR VE3EBN UA0IA/0 UT7IY
> 5R8GT DK8ZD J68AR K9JE UE0LLH UA0MF
> 5V7EB IK2DHS J68GS KI6T UK7AV RW6HS
> 5X1GS WB2YQH J88DR G3TBK UN2E DF6PB
> 5Z4PV PA3CBH JI3ACL/4 JI3ACL UN3F EA5KB
> 7P8Z ZS4TX JI3CEY/4 JI3CEY V31VR VE7VR
> 7Q7HB G0IAS JW1TV LA1TV VK6LB DL7AFS
> 7X0DX DL4DBR JW5RIA LA5RIA VP2V/N9COQ W0AW
> 8P9BX VE3WFS JW7QI LA7QI VP2V/W0AW W0AW
> 9G5AA G3SXW (94) KG4IZ WA5PAE VP5WW (03/02) KX4WW
> 9G5AA G3XTT (02) KG4MO K4ZLE VP6DI VE3HO
> 9G5AA GM4FDM (99) KH0/JR4URW JR4URW VP8CBA K0IR
> 9G5AA GM4FDM (00) KP2/N1ZZ N1ZZ VP9/M0CNP M0CNP
> 9J2BO G3TEV LZ1JY W0FS VQ9GB K7GB
> 9M2/G4ZFE/p G4ZFE MJ/K3PLV K3PLV VQ9M WB7OJV
> 9M6AAC N2OO MJ/K8PT K8PT W4D W5UE
> 9V1MN DL4MN OP0GS ON5GK W5AA/TI8 W5AA
> A35TL DL2RUM OX1AWG OX3HX XR0X N7CQQ
> AP2ARS K2PF OY4TN ON5UR XU7ACF DF8AN
> BV9G BV8BC PA3GIO/HI9 PA3GIO XV3C EA5KB
> C21AT VK3ALX PJ2/DL4WK DL7DF XW1HS E21EIC
> C31LJ VE3GEJ PJ2/DL7DF DL7DF YA5T KU9C
> C6AKK AA7X PJ2/DL7UFN DL7DF YC8VCC/P YC9BU
> CE6TBN/7 N1IBM PJ2/DL7UFR DL7DF YE8XM/P YC9BU
> CO2WL EA3ELM PJ2/N8BJQ N8BJQ YI9OM OM6TX
> CT3/DL3KWR DL3KWR PJ2/W0CG W0CG YL/RZ3BY UA3DX
> CV7UA CX5UR PJ6/PA3GIO PA3GIO YO3APJ W9OL
> D44TA OE5XVL RH9XF RA9XF YR20T YO2KJW
> DU9/N0NM W4DR RH9XK UA9XL ZD8Z VE3HO
> EG5PTA EA5ELT RH9XN RN9XA ZF2BI K4BI
> EW8AM DL8KAC RH9XR RV9XO ZF2JC NC8V
> EY8CQ DJ1MM RH9XS RV9XJ ZK1SBQ DL8SBQ
> F8KFI F5INM RH9XU UA9XC ZK3HC DL9HCU
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> *** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
> ******* ADDRESSES *******
> ===========================
> Edited by I1JQJ & IK1ADH
>
> BV8BC Bill Chen, P.O. Box 222, Taitung 950, Taiwan
> DL4DBR Teddy Barczyk, Pappelstrasse 34, 58099 Hagen, Germany
> DL7AFS Baerbel Linge, Eichwaldstrasse 86, D-34123 Kassel, Germany
> DL8SBQ Hans-Peter Spaeth, Klingenberstr. 7, D-78532 Tuttlingen, Germany
> E21EIC Champ C. Muangamphun, P.O. Box 1090, Kasetsart, Bangkok 10903,
> Thailand
> EA5KB Jose F. Ardid Arlandis, P.O. Box 5013, 46080 Valencia, Spain
> EA5RM Antonio Gonzalez, P.O. Box 930, 03280 Elche, Spain
> F5TJC Jean-Louis Briere-Lecomte, 18 Le Petit St Louis, route de
Theligny,
> 72400 Cormes, France
> G0IAS Allan Hickman, The Conifers, High Street, Elkesley, Retford, DN22
> 8AJ Notts, UK
> G4ZFE Richard Everitt, #1208 PNB Darby Park, Jalan Binjai, Kuala Lumpur
> 50450, Malaysia (a)
> IK7JTF Salvatore Borace, P.O. Box 70, 70010 Cellamare - BA, Italy
> K8PT B. Peter Treml, 725 W. Magnetic St., Marquette, Michigan
49855-2730,
> USA
> KU9C Steve Wheatley, P.O. Box 5953, Parsippany, NJ 07054-6953, USA
> N1IBM Morris E. Maze III, 847 Dolan St., Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734, USA
> N3SL Steve Larson, 22 N. Hidden Acres Drive, Sioux City, Iowa 51108,
USA
> N7CQQ John Kennon, P.O. Box 31553, Laughlin, Nevada 89028, USA
> OE5XVL Radio Club Voest, Lunzerstr 42, A-4020 Linz, Austria
> RN9XA Eugene Bugrimov, P.O. Box 1229 Syktyvkar, Russia
> RW1AI Mikhail Fokin, P.O. Box 2, St.Petersburg, 195009 Russia
> RW6HS Vasil M. Kasyanenko, P.O.Box 0, Novopavlovsk, Sravropolskiy kr.,
> 357830 Russia
> UT3UY Anatoly Kirilenko, P.O. Box 439/3, Kiev-151, 03151, Ukraine
> UX3FW Yuri I. Kucherenko, P.O. Box 60, Izmail, 68600, Ukraine
> VE3HO Garth Hamilton, P.O. Box 1156, Fonthill, Ontario L0S 1E0, Canada
> ZS5BBO Edwin Musto, P.O. Box 673, Westville 3630, South Africa
>
> (a) until 01 June 2002
>
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